We’ve once again reached the start of a new month, and that means more games getting rotated in and out of the various console subscription services. This month, Xbox’s Game Pass service is seeing eight more games depart, some more notable than others. Fans will still be able to get them a la carte, but…
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Balatro Makes it to Xbox Game Pass, Friends of Jimbo 4 is Here!
Fan of Balatro that I am, I’ll take any chance I can to talk about it. And, well what better opportunity than a simultaneous console launch and free DLC pack? Indeed, as of yesterday, Balatro is available on Xbox (both a la carte and via Game Pass), and its fourth col- laboration card pack has…
Looks Like Activision Got Caught Using Al Content Again
Having never been a real fan of Call of Duty, I cannot personally speak to how recent entries in the series stack up to their predecessors. If the feedback from actual players is any indication, however, then it would seem that modern CoD games are no substitute for those of console generations past. Quality appears…
Analyzing the Secret of the Mimic Trailer
At last, some official footage for the upcoming Five Nights at Freddy’s game, Secret of the Mimic, has been revealed. For whatever reason, Steel Wool has been especially secretive about this game, not allowing anyone to record any footage of the demo at PAX West months ago. But just last week, we got a trailer…
Phasmophobia Is Getting a Major Rework This Year
It’s looking like horror fans are going to have a pretty good year in 2025. Not only is Tormented Souls II due out sometime this yaer, but now Phasmophobia is confirmed to be getting some major additions, updates and reworks as well. It’s already impressive what Kinetic Games has been able to accomplish with their…
Sony May Not Be Going Disc-less Just Yet After All
For a long time now, the vidoe game industry has been steadily chasing this dream of an all-digital future, where physical media is all but extinguished and games are all streamed via the internet. This future has been all but realized on PC save for the streaming requirement, but publishers have not yet been able…
Trails Through Daybreak II Demos are Now Available
With the arrival of the new comes the impending release of the latest entry in the Legend of Heroes series. Despite being the kind of JRPG that caters heavily to true diehards, it’s still going quite strong, to the point that I can’t even keep track of the main entries anymore. The latest game is…
It Seems Nintendo Originally Planned to Continue Virtual Console on Switch
One thing that Switch users have lamented almost since the day of the system’s launch, was Nintendo’s abandoning of the Virtual Console/eShop in favor of Nintendo Switch Online (NSO). So many of us wondered why they did it, but, it seems that they actually weren’t planning to at first.
Skyrim Fans Have Downloaded Over 2 Billion Mods (And Beyond)
One of the greatest strengths of PC gaming is its modding community. Once practically any game is released, modders get right to work making everything from major bug fixes to silly add-ons. One of the most heavily modded games out there is The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, which has recently surpassed over 2 billion mod…
‘Pay-To-Win’ Bundles Cause Trouble in CoD: Black Ops 6
Well,here we are at the end of the year with one last bit of industry news. It’s kind of a shame to be ending things with a negative story, but that’s just how these things go I suppose. The story: Activision’s latest bundle for CoD: Black Ops 6 is causing more than a few players…
VIRTUAL BASTION 